Emancipation Day

noun

: juneteenth

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Also called Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, the holiday rose to national prominence in 2020 amid nationwide protests against ongoing racial inequities, sparked in part by the police killings of George Floyd, a Black man, and Breonna Taylor, a Black woman. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 June 2026 Later in the year comes the Emancipation Day celebration — no Thanksgiving here — and December’s hog butchering. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 17 May 2026 Over 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Emancipation Day. — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026 Why Tennessee celebrates Emancipation Day twice Today is Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in Texas following the Civil War. — Amber Roberson, Nashville Tennessean, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Emancipation Day

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First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Emancipation Day was in 1885

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“Emancipation Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Emancipation%20Day. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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Emancipation Day

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: juneteenth
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